Zenith Inovações

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In the HORIZON 3D project we discussed the functions that would be inserted into the platform, and we reached a consensus of the functions that would be the most important to be requested and accessed by users.

The first function to be detailed is to allow the user to interact with a timeline to determine the estimated position of the International Space Station in a given time, time that we reached a consensus to be 90 minutes more or less, since the period of orbit of the ISS is on average 90 minutes around the earth, to estimate the position of the ISS in a given time, it is necessary to make a calculation for defining the latitude and longitude, and the maximum and minimum error existing in this projection.

Two other functions that are similar and worth being treated together is to return the time that the ISS will pass by the area on a map chosen by the user and also give an alert at the time the Space Station is passing over the user's field of view, for this, you should make a check of latitude and longitude or the point chosen by the user or the user's current location and verify that the coordinate matches the ISS, and make the calculation to check whether there is a possibility of being in the user's field of view, taking as reference the astronomical horizon. To get the user's current location, it is requested that the user gives permission to access the device's location and then check the region where it is, from AJAX requests with a JSON return of data.

It was defined an extremely interesting and useful function to show exactly space debris that are in the orbit path of the International Space Station, or any debris that is on collision course with it, since a data from the U.S. Department of Defense estimates the total amount of objects that orbit the Earth as 150,000. To achieve the desired goal we decided to use 3D computer graphics to map the debris and show them on the screen when they are in orbit around the ISS.

We will be able to make an exact representation of how the ISS solar panels work by modulating it and monitoring the position of the sun and directing the light on top of the solar plates, moving them in the exact direction of the light.

We have developed a function that is able to show in real time who are the crew members on board the ISS, presenting an image and name, as well as a brief description about the astronaut. It is possible to achieve this through a request to an API that returns this data in JSON format. Currently it is possible to do this using an API provided by the Open Notify organization, but we only get the return of the name and the construction to which it belongs.

In addition we will provide the user with a robot assistant called Astro, which 'will teach the user to use the platform, and answer any questions he has about any interactions that exist on the platform, and guide the user through the interior of the Space Station.

With Astro, we will be able to guide the user through an adventure inside the International Space Station, in a gamified style. This will be possible through 3D models available on NASA resources, in the best Street-View style. The user will have the ability to register on the platform to receive SMS messages when some event is happening, whether this event is a live, something related to astronomy, or even when the ISS is passing nearby. In addition, links will be available to videos from NASA cameras and the International Space Station, whether they are internal or external cameras of the ISS in real time.

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The documentation of the theoretical basis was through Kepler's laws taking the references from the book, "Astronomy and Astrophysics". In addition to taking the basis through the laws of gravitation and kinematics and dynamics. Applying these laws to find out average velocity, period.